Horse taming or training device.



5 No. 730,360; PATEH' IED JUNE 9, 1903. G. FORSYTH.

'HORS'E'TAMIHG 0R TRAINING DEVICE. IPPLICATIOi IIBED'. UFE-11,1902.

E0 IOI BIM Patented June 9, 1903.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE FORSYTH, OF ST. DAVIDS, CANADA.

HORSE TAIVHNG'OR TRAINING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 7 30,3 0, dated June 9,1903.

Application filed June 11. 1902. $eria1 No. 111,162. (No model.)

stalls, in double or single harness, to prevent horses from jumping orrearing in the field, and yet which will not interfere with a limitedfreedom of movement commensurate with the proper training of the animal;and it consists, essentially, of a block provided with a suitable pad, apulley, and rod or cord having freedom of movement on said pulley anddesigned to be connected by straps to the fore 0r hind legs of thehorse, and a suitable means for fastening the block to the belly-band,collar, or other I portion of the harness, depending, of course,

upon the use to which my device is to be applied, the parts beingarranged and constructed in detail as hereinafter more particularlyexplained.

Figure l is a perspective view of a horse with my device attached,showing it in position to prevent the horse from kicking. Fig. 2 is aview showing my device applied to prevent it from kicking or jumping.Fig. 3 shows my device applied to prevent the horse from rearing. Fig. 4is another view showing my device applied to prevent the horse fromrear-- Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of the device ing.

Fig. 6 is an enshowing its construction. larged detail of the block.

In the drawings like letters of reference in dicate corresponding partsin each figure.

A is the main portion of my device, which consists of a block having apulley a suitably journaled therein, lugs a, connected together by across pin or pulley (L2, the side slots a and recesses a through whichthe band is designed to extend, as indicated in Fig. 5. I preferably useat the back also a pad A.

B is a rope which passes around the pulley a and is connected at the endto the rings 0 G.

the ring on the end'of-the breeching J.

To one ring 0 the rope is permanently connected, and to the other therope is suitably tied, so that the rope can be readily undone.

D D are two pairs of straps, the ends of which are connected by suitablebuckles and inner portions of which extend through the rings 0.

In Fig. 1 I show my device applied to ahorse to prevent it from kicking.In this figure I showa supplemental strap E, connected to the cross-pina and extending around the collar F on the horse. The ropes extendaround the pulley in the block A to the hind legs of the horse, to whichthey are connected by the strapsD D, hereinbefore referred to.

In Fig. 2 I show a bar F, which extends into the recesses a over the pina forwardly between the front legs of the horse. A rope G is connectedto the outer end and passes around the neck of thehorse, as indicated.In this form the block A is suitably secured to the belly-band or girthH, such girth passing through the side slots 0, and central recess a, asindicated by dotted'lines in Fig. 5. The form shown in Fig. 2 isdesigned to prevent a horse from jumping and also from kicking, the barF having the rope G attached thereto being designed to prevent theformer and the rope B, with the straps D, which pass around the leg ofthe horse, being designed to prevent the latter.

In Fig. 3 I show the ropes 13 passing through rings h in the belly-bandII at each side of the horse up and around the pulley a in the block,the block A being suitably secured on the crupper to the tail. Thestraps in this instance pass around the fore legs of the horse.

- In Fig. 4 I show the block A, connected by a strap I, passingaroundthe bolt or pin a Ito n this form also it will be noticed that theropes which pass around the pulley a, extend to the fore legs of thehorse and are provided with a ring 0.

Both the forms shown in F1 gs. 3 and a are more especially designed toprevent rearing.

From the simplicity of the device and the various ways in which it canbe applied it will readily be seen that it can be with equal facilityadapted to curb, check, or otherwise educate a horse and I find inpractice quickly relieves him from all objectionable tricks or pranks.At the same time it Will be of course understood that on account of thefreedom of movement of the rope through the pulley the ordinary movementof the horse Will not be affected nor Will the device be at alldangerous to the horse in its use.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a horse taming and educatingdevice, the combinationwith the block providedwitha pulley and sideslots and recess and the girth designed to extend through the sideslots, of a rope passing through the pulley and straps for connectingthe ends to the legs of the horse as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a horse taming and educating device,

the combination with the block provided with a pulley and side slots andrecess, and the girth designed to extend through the side slots, of arope passing through the pulley and straps for connecting the ends tothe legs of the horse, a stick designed to be inserted in the recess andextending forwardly between the fore legs of the horse and a ropeconnection from such stick around the neck of the horse as and for thepurpose specified.

GEORGE FORSYTH.

WVitnesses:

M. MOLAREN, K. SHIELDS.

